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Analysis - Composer and educator Michael Mosoeu Moerane (1904-1980) is probably best known for a few evergreen choral works, including Della and Sylvia, still sung by choirs across South Africa today.

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Lauren Francis-Sharma’s piercing and provocative third novel, “ Casualties of Truth ,” opens in the mind of an unrepentant white South African policeman.

The goal of the book is to make psychological knowledge and expertise ... Over time, Rocklands grew into a working-class neighbourhood, shaped by its apartheid-era history. The ensuing chapters ...